Yea…this is a terrible story, but man, there are some places you just don’t need to visit.
I will not step into certain places without a husband. Dubai is definitely one of them.
When I worked in Kuwait, women would get pregnant and pay brehs to marry them in Kuwait so they can get out of country. Pregnant women have to be escorted by their husband at the airport.
As a loophole, marriage licenses in Kuwait aren’t valid in the US unless you file them.